From: Jockky <mathsman>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 2002031520:17:48
Subject: Trig Contd
SohCahToa
sounds like : Sock it to her
Some Old Hags Can Always Hide Their Old Age
Once you can remember the above:
Soh stands for Sine is Opposite over Hypotenuse
cah = Cosine is Adjacent over Hypotenuse
toa = Tangent is Opposite over Adjacent.
S=o/a C=a/h T=o/a ....learn the abbreviations
Then using the information given to you in the question,
make sure you complete the diagram, putting on H,O,A --FIRST--